Andrew L. Erdman is an author, writer, and researcher with nearly 25 years of experience in a variety of media. He has been a reporter and columnist for Fortune magazine, a contributor to National Lampoon, a columnist for LifetimeTV.com, and has written numerous articles for both consumer and scholarly publications. He was also head writer for “Sex, Lives, and Videoclips” on VH1 (costarring Scott Bloom and Candace Bushnell) and has contributed chapters to several books including Forbes Great Success Stories: Twelve Tales of Victory Wrested from Defeat (by Alan Farnham) and The Hollywood Job Hunter’s Survival Guide (by Hugh Taylor). His own books include Blue Vaudeville: Sex, Morals, and the Mass Marketing of Amusement, 1895-1915 and Queen of Vaudeville: The Story of Eva Tanguay. For more of Andrew’s written work, please click the “Publications” tab on this website.

In addition to his writing career, Andrew L. Erdman is a social worker with a focus on clinical mental health treatment. He earned an MSW degree from the Wurzweiler School of Social Work at Yeshiva University in New York. For more of Andrew’s experience in social work and mental health treatment, please click the “Résumé” tab on this website.

Andrew holds a doctorate in theater studies from the City University of New York Graduate Center. For more of Andrew’s education and training, please click the “Education” tab on this website.

Contact Andrew L. Erdman: info@andrewerdman.com